Wonderlust is perhaps as bad an affliction as wanderlust - sinclair lewis

Friday, August 22, 2008

Cindy McCain: "The Pills Made Me Feel Euphoric and Free"

Just Say No is apparently only for people of color and kids. Wealthy heiresses? Pass the scrip baby!

The Rude Pundit shares a bit of the story of Cindy's drug use. Cliffnotes version: it was John's Keating Five scandal's fault.

"[M]y pain was more than just physical. The Keating Five savings and loan scandal had just blown up, and my husband was implicated. (I became a focus of the investigation when I couldn't find receipts showing that John and I had reimbursed the Keatings for a vacation we took to the Bahamas.) The first time I ever heard of the Keating Five, I was in the hospital, recovering from my first back surgery. A resident came in, threw a newspaper down on my bed and said, 'Gee, I guess your husband's not so perfect after all.' Throughout the investigation, the painkillers cushioned me. The newspaper articles didn't hurt as much, and I didn't hurt as much. I can remember sitting in the Senate hearings, listening to Howell Heflin saying terrible things not just about my husband but about me. The pills made me feel euphoric and free."

Jesus, imagine if she had a really shitty life. You know, like only having three houses!

He dumps his first wife for an heiress twenty years younger than he is, acts as a bag man for a crook, she's a drug addict, he doesn't remember stuff anymore and the election is still too close to call.

Who Am I?

I am going to try to be positive like our new President-Elect Obama. But I have this whole box full o' snark and I'm afraid I'm going to have to use it. Sorry, President O. In your second administration I'll play nice, 'kay?